Julius beekey



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS BERKEY, OF GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE GRAND RAPIDS FELT BOOT COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

BOOT-JAG K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,330, dated December 27, 1887.

Application filed December 4, 1886. Serial No. 220,750. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be in known that l, JULIUS BERKEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Boot-Jack,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a boot-jack provided with a foot-piece and support for one end of the boot-jack of peculiar construction, hereinafter described; and the object of my invention is to provide a jack suitable for removing felt boots, and which may be used for any boot having a device, in connection with the lower rear part of the heel of such boot, for engaging with my improved boot-jack, more fully described hereinafter. This object I accomplish by means of the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the bootjack through the pin or screw which is designed to engage'with the heel of the boot. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the entire boot-jack. Fig. 3 is an elevation of a bolt, pin,or screw which is used in connection with and forms a part of the boot-jack; and Fig. 4 shows the bootjack and the position of the feet in removing the boot.

Similar letters refer to similar parts through-- out the several views.

A represents the foot-piece raised near the center, so as to fit into the hollow of the foot.

0 represents the pin, bolt, or screw driven or fastened in any suitable manner in the head of the jack.

B represents a standard or support which supports one end of the foot-piece A',as shown in the drawings.

D is a cleat or brace for strengthening the connection of the foot-piece and the support.

I prefer to construct my improved boot-jack of wood, the support B having the grain running in a different direction from the grain in the footpiece A, so as to give greater strength when connected thereto. The bolt 0 is preferably provided with a head,so as more readily to engage with the hole or ring in the heel of the boot shown in Fig. 4. The boots shown in Fig. 4 are designed to represent felt boots,having attached to the rear heel of each of said boots my improved back-stay and jackstrap, and my invention in boot-jacks is pe- ,culiarly adapted to be used in connection with felt boots constructed as shown in Fig. 4.

In Fig. 4, S represents the back-stay, and P the opening or ring with which the pin (7 engages. This form of afelt boot is made the subject of a separate application for a patent by me,and is considered no part of the invention described in this application.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to have invented, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

As an improved article of manufacture, a bootjack adapted to be used with felt boots which are provided with? a socket or aperture,

the boot-jack having the foot-piece A, shaped JULIUS BERKEY.

Witnesses:

JNo. A. GovoDE, WILL H. GAY. 

